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tó-feng

(n.)
Grammar
tó-feng, (?: but cf. the expression fón tó), es; m.

Taking,seizure

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Taking, seizure Se ðe ne sealde ús on gehæfte ł tófæncge (tó fæncge ?) tóðum heora qui non dedit nos in captionem dentibus eorum. Ps. Lamb. 123, 6

fer

(n.)
Grammar
fer, es; n.

a goingjourneyitera vesselshipnāvis

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a going, journey; iter Wið fere juxta ĭter, Ps. Spl. M. 139, 6. a vessel, ship; nāvis Wæs se sunuLamehes of fere acumen the son of Lamech was come from the vessel [= ark ], Cd. 75; Th. 93, 12; Gen. 1544. V. fær; n

fér

(n.)
Grammar
fér, es; m.

A feverfebris

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A fever; febris Wið ǽlces dæges fére for an every day's fever, L. M. cont. 1, 62; Lchdm. ii. 12, 28

ge-fellan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-fellan, p. -felde; pp. -felled

To fillfulfil

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To fill, fulfil Se gefelde xx daga he had fulfilled twenty days, St. And. 4, 23

fen

mudmiredirtfen

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Add: mud, mire, dirt Fennes coeni, Wrt. Voc. ii. 21, 7. Fenne luto, An. Ox. 2, 435: Past. 277, 10. Hí ástódon . . . þe on ðám fænne (fenne, v. l.) ǽr lágon, Hml. S. 10, 22. Hé worhte fenn (lutum) of his spátle, and smyrede mid þám fenne ofer his eágan

fetian

(v.)
Grammar
fetian, fetigean, fetigan; he fetaþ, fet; p. fette; pp. fetod

To fetchbring tomarryaddūcĕreapplĭcāreuxōrem dūcĕre

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To fetch, bring to, marry; addūcĕre, applĭcāre, uxōrem dūcĕre He héht him fetigean to sprecan síne he bade to fetch his counsellors to him, Cd. 126; Th. 161, 17; Gen. 2666. Fetigan, Judth. 10; Thw. 21, 26; Jud. 35. He óðer fetaþ ăliam duxĕrit, Mt. Bos

dun-falu

(adj.)
Grammar
dun-falu, dun-fealu; adj. [dun dun, fealu fallow-coloured]

Dun or tawny colour color cervōrum

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Dun or tawny colour; color cervōrum Dun-fealu [MS. -falu] cervīnus, Ælfc. Gl. 79; Som. 72, 88; Wrt. Voc. 46, 45

feó-lif

(n.)
Grammar
feó-lif, [feó = feoh?]

Munificencebountymunĭfĭcentia

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Munificence, bounty; munĭfĭcentia, D. Som. Ben. Lye

feá

(n.)
Grammar
feá, indecl. n.

FEE, money, goodspĕcūnia

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FEE, money, goods; pĕcūnia Gif ðú ðisses mannes feá in his synnum deádes ne onfénge si hujus vĭri in peccātis suis mortui pĕcūniam non accēpisses, Bd. 3, 19; S. 549, 10

fex

(n.)
Grammar
fex, es; n.

Hair of the headthe lockscæsăries

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Hair of the head, the locks; cæsăries Fex cæsăries, Ælfc. Gl. 69; Som. 70, 39; Wrt. Voc. 42, 47: 70, 32

fét

(v.)
Grammar
fét, feeds,
  • Mt. Bos. 6, 26
, = fédeþ;
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3rd sing. pres. of fédan

felofor

Grammar
felofor, felofor, feal(e)-, fe(o)lu-, -fer

a bitternonocrotalusporphyrio

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a bittern; onocrotalus, porphyrio (v. Lev. 11, 18) Onocrotalum, avis quae sonitum facit in aqua, ráredumlæ vel felufor, Shrn. 29, 6 (a list of glosses on Lev. 11). Feolufer onocrotallus, Txts. 83, 1445. Felofor, feolufer porfyrio, 88, 807. Fealfor, Wrt

emb-feran

(v.)
Grammar
emb-feran, p. -ferde; pp, -fered

To go round, surroundcircuīre

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To go round, surround; circuīre Híg geond feówertig daga embferdon ðone eard they went round the country for forty days, Num. 13, 26

fen-fearn

(n.)
Grammar
fen-fearn, fen-fern, es; n.

The fenwater-fernflowering fernthe herb christopherosmund-royalosmunda rēgālissalvia?salvia

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The fen or water-fern, flowering fern, the herb christopher, osmund-royal; osmunda rēgālis, Lin. salvia?-Fenfearn salvia, Ælfc. Gl. 42; Som. 64, 8; Wrt. Voc. 31, 19

be-felgan

(v.)
Grammar
be-felgan, bi-felgan; p. -fealg, -fealh, -felh, pl. -fulgon; pp. -folgen.

To stick or cling tobetake oneselfinhærereinsistereTo delivertransmitconsigntraderecommittere

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v. intrans. To stick or cling to, betake oneself; inhærere, insistere Þilcum wordum heó him befelh ǽlce dæge hujuscemodi verbis per singulos dies mulier molesta eras ei, Gen. 39, 10. Æfter ðon ðe he ðǽr sum fæc hálgum leornungum befealh after he had

un-fealdan

(v.)
Grammar
un-fealdan, p. -feóld

To unfoldunroll

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To unfold, unroll Unfealdaþ replicant, i. reuoluuint, Scint. 140, 2. Hé ða bóc unfeóld reuoluit librum, Lk. Skt. 4, 17

Linked entry: on-fealdan

ge-féran

(v.)
Grammar
ge-féran, p. -férde; pp. -féred.

To gotravelgo onbehavefareget oncomeget to a placeTo perform a journeyreach or get by goingobtainattainexperiencesuffer

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v. intrans. To go, travel, go on, behave, fare, get on, come, get to a place He geférde óð ðæt he Adam funde he journeyed until he found Adam, Cd. 23; Th. 29, 20; Gen. 453. Frécne geférdon daringly they behaved, Beo. Th. 3386; B. 1691. Ðá ðis cúþ wæs

ge-feallan

(v.)
Grammar
ge-feallan, p. -feól, -feóll, pl. -feóllon; pp. feallen

To fallcaderedecidere

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He eorþan gefeóll he fell to earth, Beo. Th. 5661; B. 2834 : 4207; B. 2100. Me fela ðínra edwíta on gefeóllon opprobria exprobantium tibi ceciderunt super me, Ps. Th. 68, 9. Ðá gefeól hire mód on his lufe then she fell in love with him, Th.

fyrd-rinc

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-rinc, ferd-rinc, es; m.

A man of armswarriorsoldierbellātormīles

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A man of arms, warrior, soldier; bellātor, mīles Fród wæs se fyrdrinc skilful was the man of arms, Byrht. Th. 135, 58; By. 140. Fyrdrincas frome bold soldiers, Elen. Kmbl. 521; El. 261. Se com fyrdrinca fruman grétan who came to greet the chief of warriors

fyrd-wíte

(n.)
Grammar
fyrd-wíte, ferd-wíte, es; n.

A fine for neglecting the fyrd

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A fine for neglecting the fyrd, L. C. S. 12; Th. i. 382, 14: 15; Th. i. 384, 3: Th. Diplm. A.D. 1066; 411, 31

Linked entry: ferd-wíte